SanDisk SDSSDA-960G-G2(5|6)

SSD Plus 960GB

SSD Plus 960GB
BENCHMARKS (2,244)
MKT (0%)
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BUY • $130

Effective Speed -66%Effective Speed -66%Average Score -68%Read -27%, Write -32%, 4K Read -75%, 4K Write -17%, Mixed -59%, 4K Mixed -180%, SusWrite -84%Peak Score -37%Read -6%, Write -12%, 4K Read -67%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed -10%, 4K Mixed -148%, SusWrite -10%Value & Sentiment -744%User Rating -11%, Market Share -2,978%, Price -2%, Value 15%Nice To Haves -270%DQ Read -72%, DQ Write -11%, DQ Mixed -826%, ADQ Read -92%, ADQ Write -27%, ADQ Mixed -1,110%, Age 12%, AS-SSD Total -35%

Average Bench: 59.5% (787^th of 1058)

Based on 2,244 user benchmarks. Model: SanDisk SDSSDA960G

Poor: 38%Average: 59.5% Great: 79%

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Average average bench

The SanDisk SSD Plus 960GB averaged 40.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 74.9MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 226MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the SanDisk SSD Plus 960GB is 41.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the SanDisk SSD Plus 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 21.5MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 161MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2,244 samples)

Rank 78759.5%

Min	Avg	Max
212	Read 366	480
52.4	Write 309	433
6.16	Mixed 228	386
50.8	SusWrite 161	350
59.5% 266 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.4	4K Read 19.7	25.7
22.3	4K Write 74.9	111
0.2	4K Mixed 16.2	23.4
90.3% 36.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
86.3	DQ Read 168	214
53.3	DQ Write 226	323
0.2	DQ Mixed 21.5	35.7
65.1% 138 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 1 day ago.

694GB free

Firmware: Z33130RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 408 418 223 194 175 MB/s

73.3% Very good

Write 372

Mixed 346

SusWrite 288

80% 356 MB/s

4K Read 22.9

4K Write 72.5

4K Mixed 18.9

97% 38.1 MB/s

DQ Read 162

DQ Write 300

DQ Mixed 34.5

82% 165 MB/s

AUS-User, 1 day ago.

273GB free

Firmware: Z33130RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 188 91 163 128 153 MB/s

68% Good

Write 428

Mixed 222

SusWrite 162

70% 315 MB/s

4K Read 14.2

4K Write 84.3

4K Mixed 21.5

94% 40 MB/s

DQ Read 236

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 35.6

92% 191 MB/s

ESP-User, 2 days ago.

655GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Z33130RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 89 153 153 154 178 MB/s

64.1% Good

Write 302

Mixed 326

SusWrite 149

65% 292 MB/s

4K Read 21.3

4K Write 83.3

4K Mixed 19.1

101% 41.2 MB/s

DQ Read 164

DQ Write 270

DQ Mixed 34.7

78% 156 MB/s

USA-User, 2 days ago.

182GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Z33130RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 104 42 25 26 50 MB/s

60.1% Good

Write 392

Mixed 105

SusWrite 61.1

57% 257 MB/s

4K Read 15.6

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 17.1

99% 44.7 MB/s

DQ Read 176

DQ Write 204

DQ Mixed 0.2

53% 127 MB/s

USA-User, 2 days ago.

732GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Z33110RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 154 154 131 198 182 MB/s

58.2% Above average

Write 273

Mixed 298

SusWrite 171

61% 274 MB/s

4K Read 21

4K Write 86.8

4K Mixed 5.2

84% 37.7 MB/s

DQ Read 162

DQ Write 300

DQ Mixed 34.2

82% 166 MB/s

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 38%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 - $102

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 83%, 424,578 samples	935x
Core i5-4690KIntel $175Bench 78%, 212,215 samples	902x
Core i7-4790Intel $236Bench 77%, 215,913 samples	600x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 50%, 678,188 samples	531x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 225,890 samples	272x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 34%, 379,537 samples	254x

SSD
SSD Plus 960GBSanDisk $130Bench 60%, 2,244 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 82,387 samples	165x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 55%, 74,970 samples	151x
Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCrucialBench 55%, 39,425 samples	76x

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Value: 50% - Above average

Total price: $920

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	SDSSDA-960G-G26	$13027 mins
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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11600K $270	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11400F $260	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
Intel Core i7-11700K $380	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $183

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

SanDisk SDSSDA-960G-G2(5|6)

SSD Plus 960GB

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